Virginia man charged after police chase, crash

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Apr 28, 2008 at 12:01 AMApr 28, 2008 at 5:43 AM

A Virginia man was charged with a felony following a short police chase that ended in a crash late Sunday afternoon. Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies charged Daniel Palenscar, 38, of Virginia, with first-degree reckless endangerment, a class D felony.

Bob Clark

A Virginia man was charged with a felony following a short police chase that ended in a crash late Sunday afternoon.

As Palenscar approached the intersection of Maple City Drive and State Street, Murray said, he lost control and left the roadway, striking a utility pole, a stop sign and other property.

Firefighters were called to the scene of the crash, where they reported seeing live power lines at the base of the utility pole. No one was seriously injured in the accident, firefighters said.

Palenscar was arraigned in Hornellsville town court and remanded to the Steuben County jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.

Cole said the investigation into the chase and accident is continuing.

“We’re leaving the investigation open to look into possible medical causes for the accident,” he said, adding Palenscar may have a mental condition that might have had some role in the chase or the crash.

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